Galeopsomyia hirsuta Hansson, 2023

Hansson, Christer & Hanson, Paul E., 2023, EULOPHIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 5: The genus Galeopsomyia Girault, Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) 3 (1), pp. 1-743 : 477-478

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8372024

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D833085E-4DB3-48D3-964F-A41566442672

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11175922

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0399D61F-568D-FE26-FE0F-FC94FC1D57FD

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Felipe

scientific name

Galeopsomyia hirsuta Hansson
status

sp.nov.

Galeopsomyia hirsuta Hansson sp.nov.

( Figs 632, 633 View Figs 632–635 , 883 View Figs 879–884 , 900 View Figs 898–906 , 927 View Figs 924–932 , 947 View Figs 933–950 )

Diagnosis (female). Antenna with a solid clava ( Fig. 883 View Figs 879–884 ); eyes small ( Fig. 900 View Figs 898–906 ), HE/MS = 1.3; head ( Fig. 900 View Figs 898–906 ) distinctly transverse, 2.3× as wide as long in dorsal view, without genal carina; midlobe of mesoscutum ( Fig. 632 View Figs 632–635 ) with large pits and uniformly covered with setae; mesoscutellum ( Figs 632 View Figs 632–635 , 927 View Figs 924–932 ) rugose, with submedian grooves as strong pit-rows which are smoothly curved; dorsellum without median carina; propodeum ( Fig. 632 View Figs 632–635 ) with strong reticulation, callus with two setae; fore wing with speculum completely open below and towards base of wing ( Fig. 633 View Figs 632–635 ); petiole yellowish-brown, very short, just a narrow band; gaster ( Fig. 632 View Figs 632–635 ) 2.2× as long as wide, tergites with strong reticulation.

Female holotype: length of body 2.6mm (paratype 2.2mm).

Scape yellowish-brown, pedicel and flagellum dark brown. Head black with weak metallic blue-green tinges, clypeus dark brown. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum black with weak metallic bluish-green tinges, propodeum golden-green. Legs with coxae black; trochanters yellowish-brown; femora dark brown with apex yellowish-brown; tibiae yellowish-brown; T1–3 yellowish-brown to yellowish-white, T4 brown. Petiole yellowish-brown. Gaster with Gt1-2 golden-green, Gt3-4 black with metallic purple tinges and anterior margin with bluish tinges, Gt5-7 black; gonoplac black.

Antenna with a solid clava. Face below level of toruli rugose, frons with large pits, clypeus and scrobes with strong small-meshed reticulation; without genal carina. Vertex with transverse carinae. Occipital margin with irregular carinae.

Mesoscutum with sidelobes rugose and midlobe with large pits; entire midlobe with setae. Mesoscutellum rugose; submedian grooves as strong pit-rows which are smoothly curved; with three setae on parts lateral to pit-rows. Dorsellum with strong reticulation, without median carina. Propodeum with a strong median carina that expands strongly posteriorly; with strong reticulation; callus with two setae. Fore and hind coxae with strong reticulation, mid coxa with weak reticulation. Fore wing with 5&6 setae on dorsal surface of submarginal vein; speculum completely open below and towards base of wing; costal setal row unbroken.

Petiole very short, just a narrow band. Gaster elongate; tergites with strong reticulation.

Relative measurements: head length, dorsal view 27; head length, frontal view 50; POL 16; OOL 6.5; lateral ocellus diameter 6; head width 63; mouth width 19; malar space 20; eye length 27; scape length 21; scape width 5; pedicel+flagellum length 58; pedicel length 9; pedicel width, dorsal view 4; F1 length 10; F1 width 5; F2 length 9.5; F2 width 5; F3 length 8.5; F3 width 5; clava length 17; clava width 6; C3 length 4.5; spicule length 1.5; mesosoma length 77; mesosoma width 57; midlobe of mesoscutum length 32; mesoscutellum length 30.5; mesoscutellum width 29; median part of mesoscutellum width (measured medially) 11; median part of mesoscutellum, width in anterior part15; median part of mesoscutellum, width in posterior part 11.5; lateral part of mesoscutellum, width (measured medially) 7; dorsellum length 5.5; propodeum length 9.5; costal cell length 46; costal cell width (measured at widest part) 3.5; marginal vein length 41; stigmal vein length 16; gaster length 105; gaster width 47; Gt 2 length (measured medially) 6; Gt 4 length (measured medially) 16; Gt 7 length (measured medially) 11; Gt 7 width (measured at base) 21; longest cercal seta length 13; shortest cercal seta length 5.

Male. Unknown.

Hosts. Unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica.

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Estación Cacao , 10º55’N, 85º30’W, 1100m, 19-20.ii.2005, J.S. Noyes ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps . Paratype: 1♀ with same label data as holotype ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. From the Latin hirsutus = hairy, referring to hairy midlobe of mesoscutum.

Remarks. Holotype with head detached from body, glued to same card.

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eulophidae

Genus

Galeopsomyia

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